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Welcome To The Pleasuredome (2CD - 25th anniversary special edition) on CD by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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"Retro music at its best"
5 stars"

Review by andrew on 13th November, 2017

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Great memories of the time this album came out, I'd lost or someone borrowed my original copy, it is a must have in any collection.

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When people talk about the "Big '80s," British pop upstarts Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 1984 debut album, WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME, is usually one of the first things that comes up. PLEASUREDOME was almost more of an event than an album. Art of Noise/Buggles mastermind Trevor Horn's larger-than-life production took this leering Liverpool band's subversive pop dreams and blew them up to stadium size. Gargantuan drum beats, in-your-face bass, and mammoth synthesizer blasts were the order of the day, all creating a swirling sonic maelstrom around singer Holly Johnson and his crew.

Riding on the strength of the huge hit single "Relax," which quickly reached pop-culture catchphrase status, PLEASUREDOME made Frankie Goes to Hollywood superstars in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, there were some other worthwhile tunes ("Two Tribes," "War," etc.) to round out the album. In retrospect, one of the more enjoyable aspects of the whole thing is the fact that the crew who made their way to the hearts of the worldwide masses were rather like a rough-trade Village People, salaciously singing about gay sex ("Krisco Kisses," anyone?) over an impossibly infectious dance groove, and making the world sing along.

Digitally remastered and expanded 25th Anniversary two CD edition of this classic album from the controversial Liverpudlians including 13 bonus tracks. One of the biggest British LPs of the '80s, Welcome To The Pleasuredome features Frankie's four biggest hits: 'Relax', 'Two Tribes', 'The Power Of Love' and the title track. For this 25th anniversary, the Salvo label has taken great pride in giving this classic album the definitive reissue treatment that it has long deserved. The 13 bonus tracks include non-album cuts plus different mixes of the album's big hits. If you already own this album, time to upgrade to this ultimate edition. If you haven't heard it, then there's no better place to start! Salvo.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Holly Johnson, Paul Rutherford (vocals); Brian Nash (guitar); Mark O'Toole (bass, background vocals); Peter Gill (drums).

Additional personnel: Steve Howe (acoustic guitar); Andrew Richards, Ann Dudley (keyboards); Louis Jardim (percussion).



Track Listing:

Disc 1:
  1. The World Is My Oyster including well…. and snatch of fury (stay)
  2. Welcome To the Pleasuredome
  3. Relax (come fighting)
  4. War (and hide)
  5. Two Tribes
  6. For the victims of ravishment
  7. Ferry (Go)
  8. Born To Run
  9. San Jose (The Way)
  10. Wish (The Lads Were Here)
  11. Including The Ballad Of 32
  12. Krisco Kisses
  13. Black Night White Light
  14. The Only Star In Heaven
  15. The Power Of Love
  16. Bang
Disc 2:
  1. Relax (greatest bits)
  2. One September Monday
  3. The Power Of Love (12” version)
  4. Disneyland
  5. Two Tribes (between rulers and ruling)
  6. War (between hiding and hidden)
  7. Pleasuredome (cut rough)
  8. One February Friday
  9. The Ballad of 32 (mix 2)
  10. Who then devised the torment?
  11. Relax (Greek disco mix)
  12. Watusi Love Juicy
  13. The last voice
Release date NZ
April 13th, 2010
Label
SALVO
Number of Discs
2
Original Release Year
1984
Box Dimensions (mm)
142x125x10
UPC
698458990327
Product ID
6135188

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